Any good/safe(ish) places to park at T4 for a few days? Thanks JB
Not sure about T4, but if you go to T1, follow the sign for the short-stay parking but don't enter the car park and go straight on there's a secure, covered parking area. Opposite this you can walk into T1 arrivals and take a lift down to the train which takes you to T4 for free.
Prolly best to double check the train is still running etc. 'cos I haven't done this for a year or so.
In case the directions weren't that clear, after the heathrow spur and tunnel, head for T1. Rather than going for departures (up the ramp) stay to the left. Bikes park under the ramp that you're riding alongside. If you keep going you'll go past the NCP carpark exit and there's another bike parking area here. This one is less busy although I've only ever used it at 6.00-6.30 AM arrival.
The tube? T4 station is closed until September, so it'd be some bus-replacement service, in which case it'd probably be worth getting the normal shuttle bus used for transfers between terminals. Anyhow, from www.baa.co.uk: "Motorbikes Motorbikes can park free of charge at Heathrow in dedicated motorcycle parks. Motorbikes should not use car park bays. The locations of the dedicated motorcycle parks at Heathrow are as follows: * Terminals 1, 2, 3 - at the back of Short Stay Car Park 1A/5, located to the right of the exit. Access is via Chester Road. * Terminal 4 - opposite the arrivals forecourt. Please note that for security reasons all motorbikes will be removed if not parked in the designated areas"
The Heathrow Express still serves Terminal 4. The slower Heathrow Connect service does not. The internal T123 - T4 trip on HEX remains free of charge as is all public transport within the local Heathrow Zone. The Tube is presently closed at T4 with a shuttle bus operating from Hatton Cross Station. Expected re-opening date is sometime in September this year.
